gentlefolk
gen·tle·folk/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩ˌfoʊk/obsolete
gentlefolk is spelled G-E-N-T-L-E-F-O-L-K: 10 letters and 3 syllables (gen·tle·folk). It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gentlefolk means “People of superior social position” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in gentlefolk?
| Letters | 10: G-E-N-T-L-E-F-O-L-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: gen·tle·folk |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is gentlefolk?
Gentlefolk appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce gentlefolk?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩fəʊk/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩ˌfoʊk/
- US [ˈd͡ʒɛɾ̃l̩-]
Gentlefolk has 3 syllables, split gen·tle·folk in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AcpoKrane-gentlefolk.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gentlefolk
- gentlefolks
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gentlefolk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicPeople of superior social position.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gentlefolk come from?
From gentle (“(archaic) well-born; of a good family or respectable birth”) + folk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).